Road trip? Some countries safer than others

If you’re planning a road trip with your family, in addition to forex rates and fuel prices, here’s one crucial number to consider: fatalities on the road. Morbid? Perhaps. Important? Definitely!

The Pulitzer Center has released data that shows how countries across the world fare on road safety. India has 18.9 deaths on the road for 100,000 people. Europe is expectedly the safest region on earth, while Asia has a consistently poor road safety record.

So, how do destinations popular with Indians stack up in terms of road safety? Here’s a list:

United Kingdom: 3.7 deaths on the road per 100,000 people

Singapore: 5.1

Spain 5.4

Australia: 6.1

Turkey: 12

United States of America: 18.9

Thailand: 38.1

Vietnam: 24.7

Malaysia: 25

South Africa: 31.9

And in case you’re planning a drive through Brazil around the World Cup next year, the number is 22.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

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